Try that bone on another dog, said the landlord; as if I did not know how many make five, and where my shoe pinches me; don't think to feed me with pap, for by God I am no fool.
Basketball originated in 1891 when a future Presbyterian minister named James Naismith (1861-1939) was assigned to teach a physical education class at a Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) training school in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Basketball was invented by James Naismith in December, 1891. He created the sport in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was a physical education teacher at the Springfield Y â¦ MCA.acts about Dr. James Naismith James Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario in 1861. He was educated at McGill University and Presbyterian College in Montreal. He was the physical education teacher at McGill University (1887 to 1890) and at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts (1890 to 1895).